Why privatise Aer Lingus?

Madam, - I have been a frequent flyer with Aer Lingus for the past 30 years

Madam, - I have been a frequent flyer with Aer Lingus for the past 30 years. I have experienced the highs and the lows that this airline has thrown at me.

In recent years, with the input of both management and staff, Aer Lingus has been transformed. It is punctual, good value and Irish.

Am I the only person wondering why this Government wants to privatise a State enterprise returning €70 million a year in profits? Apart from the real threat of some vulture fund cherry-picking the assets, why have we not learned the lessons of Eircom? - Yours, etc,

JOHN McCORMACK, Kilpatrick, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.